TABASCO® Sauce and Avery Island You probably have a bottle of TABASCO® Sauce on your counter or in your pantry right now, but do you know the story behind the brand? Did you know the McIlhenny Company is 151 years old, or that every bottle of TABASCO® is made on a small island in Louisiana?… Continue reading TABASCO® Sauce and Avery Island – Episode #87
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Bienville’s Dilemma and the Founding of New Orleans – Episode #53
Bienville’s Dilemma and the Founding of New Orleans In the Spring of 1718, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville presided over a small ceremony on the banks of the Mississippi River and officially founded what we know today as the City of New Orleans. How did Bienville come to choose this site for New Orleans? What… Continue reading Bienville’s Dilemma and the Founding of New Orleans – Episode #53